Example sentences of "even before [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ease a few points ahead , Martin puts in a break of 12 , I confidently reply with one of 13 , and even before we reach the colours Martin is beginning to display the McEnroic aspect of his game that always encourages opponents . |
| 2 | In a sense , the hype answered that question even before we saw the programme . |
| 3 | All of these aspects of the production of the text affect its meaning , both from the point of view of the author 's intention and of the most probable interpretation , even before we consider the wider social situations in which it may be encountered . |
| 4 | There certainly were opportunities , therefore , for children and young people to contribute both directly and indirectly to the household economy even before they entered the labour market , and on balance the evidence suggests that girls were likely to be more substantial contributors than boys , especially in the provision and exchange of domestic services , although boys may have had more opportunities to earn money . |
| 5 | International prop PHILIPPE GIMBERT from Beglès-Bordeaux , a club which had acquired an unsavoury reputation even before they won the French Championship , has been fined FF8,000 ( about £850 ) for damages resulting from a punch in a club match against Rodez in December 1990 . |
| 6 | Even before they closed the mine we knew that once they retired my husband we 'd have to move . |
| 7 | But Marc 's business in the stable must have only taken a minute because he was coming in through the great oak doors even before she reached the foot of the stairs . |
| 8 | She knew the answer even before she asked the question , so when the blond head shook in negation she was n't surprised . |
| 9 | Even before she landed the lack of enthusiasm for Edward 's regime had become apparent , for the fleet which Edward ordered to muster to oppose her landing refused to do so ‘ because of the great wrath they [ i.e. the sailors ] had towards Hugh Despenser ’ . ’ |
| 10 | Somehow she knew which ones he had done , even before she saw the signature . |
| 11 | She knew that the commission accruing to dealers was 4p a share , and she was calculating her own gain even before she closed the sale . |
| 12 | G&G spent a good part of a decade — the Seventies — getting drunk , the memory of which still prompts a wistful smile from Gilbert , and they were habitués of the Blitz even before it became the early-Eighties club . |
| 13 | Even before it proscribed the corresponding societies by law in 1799 , thus turning a decade of more open popular radicalism into a following one of underground conspiracy and plans for insurrection , the state had begun to take things very seriously indeed . |
| 14 | Even before he touched the exposed flesh , she could feel her nipples tingling , tightening to aching points , thrusting proud and carmine under the caressing gaze . |
| 15 | So he had worn that hard hat , since even before he left the home . |
| 16 | Even before you understand the words of a text you could play it sometimes for the sake of the intonation , as mentioned in ch. 2.1.1. of this book under the heading of LISTENING . |
| 17 | Even before you begin the diet , notice how fast you eat , and slow down . |
| 18 | I had a feeling that this jam session on the back of a truck with Bunny was going to end in tears even before I left the house . |
| 19 | Sometimes I can hear Elizabeth smile , even before I hear the smile changing the shape of her voice . |
| 20 | I was wracked by anxiety and guilt even before I made the decision . |